Trowel.



W. SMITH.

TROWEL. AP'PLICATI ON FILED AUGII Hi6.

Pdtented- Jan. 16, 1917.

' citizen of the United States,

WILLIAM s I'r I, or PHILAIDELPHIA, rEnIvsYLvANIA, AssIGIvoR T0 HENRYDISSTON &

sous, INCORPORATED, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.

TROWEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it'known that I, WILLIAM SMITH, a residing in have invented Philadelhia Pennsylvania 10 of which certain Improvements in Trowels, thefollowing is a specification.

One Object of my invention is to provide a plasterers trowel with. amovable handle so that item be adjusted in any position along the lengthof the bladeof the trowel for the convenience of the plasterer.

A further ob ect of the invention is to construct the trowel so that theadjustable clamp will not out of true, as it is absolutely essentialthat the blade of a trowel shall be flat in order that the work forwhich it is intended may be accomplished.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1, is a perspective view of myimproved trowel adjustably secured in one end of the blade; Fig. 2, is atransverse sectional view on the line 2-2, Fig. 1, and Fig. 3, is adetached perspective view of the metal portion of the handle and theclamping sleeve.

Referring to the drawing, 1 is the blade of the trowel made rectangularin the present instance and secured to the back of this blade is athree-quarter round bar 2. The flat portion of the bar is welded orriveted to the back of the blade. This bar forms an undercut member towhich the handle can be secured. 1

3 is the metallic portion of the handle having a tang t on which ismounted the hand hold 5. The metallic portion 3 of the handle is shapedto fit thebar 2 and is tapered as at 6. The edges 7- 0f the taperedportion of the handle extend past the center of the bar 2 so that whenthe parts are clamped the handle is firmly held to the bar, and, in anyevent, it cannot become detached from the moved from one tapered portion6 8 and a tapered tapered portion 6. When this sleeve is movedlongitudinally it draws the parts of the handle together and on to thebar 2.

end of the blade. The of the handle is slotted at Copies of this patentmay be obtained for draw the blade of the trowel bar until the handle isre sleeve 9 is adapted 'to'the" In order to limit the movement of thesleeve 9 and to prevent it from becoming detached from the handle, Iprovide a screw pin 10, which is adapted to a slot 11 in the handle sothat when the screw is in position, as in Fig. 2, it limits the movementof the sleeve, preventing it from being withdrawn and misplaced, butallows for the clamping of the handle to the bar in any positiondesired. The bar 2 may be shaped in crosssection in any desired manner,so as to pro vide an undercut portion to receive the edges 7 of thehandle. By the above arrangement, it will be seen that I can adjust thehandle of the trowel in any position along the blade and can readilyclamp it by simply sliding the sleeve 9 over the split portion of thehandle, the handle being rigidly held to the blade without otherfastenings.

I claim 2- 1. The combination in a trowel, of a blade; a longitudinallyarranged bar centrally located at the back of the trowel and securedthereto, said bar having undercut edges; a handle having a longitudinalextension engaging the bar and split throughout its length so as to formyielding sections, the outer surface of said extension being taperedlongitudinally; and a tapered sleeve open at its under side andencircling the tapered portion of the extension of the handle so thatwhen the sleeve is driven onto the ing into the slot to limit themovement of said sleeve.

WILLIAM SMITH.

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Washington, D. 0.

